David L. Allen

Dr. David Allen is the Dean of the School of Preaching, Distinguished Professor of Preaching, and Director of the Southwestern Center for Expository Preaching
at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Advice for Interim Pastors

I have had the joy of serving as an interim pastor in fourteen churches. Each church is different, but each has certain common needs during the interim period. Whether a pastor has left the church on good terms or on good grounds or not, the transition time be... Read More »

Christmas Love

John Fawcett, English Baptist preacher, author, and hymn-writer, entered the ministry as a Baptist pastor in 1764, pastoring a church in Halifax for the next 53 years until his death. He is mostly remembered today as the author of “Blest Be the Tie that Bind... Read More »

Resources for Preaching Genesis

Every pastor should treat his people to a series of sermons through Genesis. The great John Chrysostom preached 75 sermons on Genesis! After all, it is the fountainhead of all Scripture. It is impossible to understand God’s panoramic plan of redemption apart... Read More »

Breakout Session: David L. Allen

David L. Allen’s session at the 2020 Text-Driven Preaching Workshop. Read More »

Late Night Panel: Grindstone

Late Night Panel session, Grindstone, at the 2020 Text-Driven Preaching Conference. Read More »

Plenary Session: David L. Allen

David L. Allen’s plenary session at the 2020 Text-Driven Preaching Conference. Read More »

Preaching Interview: David Allen

David Allen sits down with Barry McCarty for an interview to discuss preaching the atonement. Read More »

Plenary Session: David Allen

Dr. David Allen’s plenary session at the 2019 Text-Driven Preaching Workshop. Read More »

Commentaries and Resources on James

You would be hard pressed to find a more practical book in the New Testament to preach than James. It is the gospel in shoe leather. There are many valuable resources available on James that every preacher should consider consulting. Most of the list below con... Read More »

Pre-Conference Plenary Session: Dr. David Allen

Dr. David Allen’s Pre-Conference plenary session at the 2019 Text-Driven Preaching Conference. Read More »